1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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The Men's 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from September 17 to October 1, 1989. The fifth edition of this competition, held a year after the Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
.
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from September 17 to October 1, 1989. The fifth edition of this competition, held a year after the Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries...
in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
.
Medal winners
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Eric GriffinEric Griffin (boxer) Eric Griffin is a retired boxer from the USA, who competed in the light flyweight division during the early 1990s. He won at the 1991 world championships finals, beating Rogelio Marcelo.... United States |
 Rogelio MarceloRogelio Marcelo Rogelio Marcelo García is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the light flyweight division during the early 1990s.... Cuba |
 Kim Dok-NamNorth Korea  Nshan MunchyanNshan Munchyan Nshan Munchyan is a retired boxer from Armenia who competed at the 1996 in the Men's Light-Flyweight division.-External links:*... Soviet Union |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Yuri Arbachakov Yuri Arbachakov Yuri Arbachakov was a boxing champion in the flyweight division. He was the first Russian professional boxing champion.-Amateur career:Arbachakov was an amateur boxing star in the Soviet Union... Soviet Union |
Pedro Orlando Reyes Cuba |
Li Dwang-Sik North Korea  Krzysztof WróblewskiPoland |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Enrique Carríon Enrique Carrion Enrique Carrion is a Cuban boxer best known to win the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships at bantamweight.He won the 1989 final against Bulgarian Serafim Todorov who beat him in 1991 and at featherweight in 1993.... Cuba |
 Serafim TodorovSerafim Todorov Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times... Bulgaria |
Li Yong-Ho North Korea  Luigi QuitadamoItaly |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Ayrat Khamatov Soviet Union |
Kirkor Kirkorov Kirkor Kirkorov Kirkor Kirkorov is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Featherweight Division by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Andreas Tews.Kirkorov also competed at the 1988... Bulgaria |
Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Bonell is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final of the Bantamweight division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács... Cuba  Jamie NicholsonAustralia |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Julio González Cuba |
 Andreas ZülowAndreas Zülow Andreas Zülow was a boxer from East Germany who won a Lightweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games... East Germany |
Tonga McClain United States Konstantin TszyuSoviet Union |
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Igor Ruzhnikov Soviet Union |
Andreas Otto East Germany |
 Vukasin DobrasinovićYugoslavia  Michael CarruthMichael Carruth Michael Carruth is a southpaw Irish Olympic boxer from Dublin who won the welterweight gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Carruth has just finished a stint as expert boxing analyst for RTEs Olympic coverage... Ireland |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
 Francisc VaştagFrancisc Vastag Francisc Vaştag was the first Romanian boxer to win the supreme belt in his category. His victory greatly stimulated boxing in Romania. The champion boxer Adrian Diaconu said that he considers Vaştag to be a brother and mentor.-References:**... Romania |
Siegfried Mehnert Siegfried Mehnert Siegfried Mehnert is a former amateur boxer from East Germany. He is best known for twice winning the European title in the men's welterweight division.-References:*... East Germany |
Raúl Márquez Raul Marquez Raúl Márquez is a former American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division and is the former IBF Light Middleweight Champion. Márquez also represented the U.S... United States Vladimir EreshchenkoSoviet Union |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Israel Akopkokhyan Soviet Union |
Torsten Schmitz Torsten Schmitz Torsten Schmitz is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He represented Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:... East Germany |
Rudel Obreja Romania  Salem Karim KabbaryEgypt |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Andrey Kurniavka Soviet Union |
Angel Espinosa Angel Espinosa Ángel Espinosa Capó is a former Cuban amateur boxer best known to dominate the 1980s at junior middleweight and middleweight and capturing the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships... Cuba |
 Zoltán FuzesyHungary  Sven OttkeSven Ottke Sven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion... West Germany |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Henry Maske Henry Maske Henry Maske is a German boxer, one of Germany's most popular sports figures.-Amateur career:Maske was an Olympic Gold Medalist 1988 in Seoul for East Germany... East Germany |
Pablo Romero Pablo Romero Pablo Romero Hernandez is a former Cuban amateur boxer best known for winning two light-heavyweight gold medals at World Championships. The dominant light-heavy of the eighties he never participated in Olympics as his country boycotted both the 1984 and 1988 games... Cuba |
Nurmagomed Shanavazov Nurmagomed Shanavazov Nurmagomed Magomedsandovich Shanavazov , was a Russian boxer. Shanavazov won the Light Heavyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR. He trained at the Dynamo sports society in Makhachkala.... Soviet Union Sandór HranekHungary |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Félix Savón Félix Savón Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles.... Cuba |
Evgeni Sudakov Soviet Union |
Axel Schulz Axel Schulz Axel Schulz is a retired German heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:From 1982 Schulz boxed for the army sports club Vorwärts in Frankfurt , later becoming the East German youth champion... East Germany Bert TeuchertWest Germany |
| Super Heavyweight (> 91 kilograms) |
Roberto Balado Roberto Balado Roberto Balado Méndez was a Cuban boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a Gold medal in the men's Super Heavyweight category. Roberto Balado Mendez was marry to Anita Dorena Washington Who giving birth to his Son known as Rob Scott After his grandmother gave him the legacy of his father... Cuba |
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko Aleksandr Miroshnichenko Aleksandr Viktorovich Miroshnichenko won a Super Heavyweight Bronze medal at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul for the USSR... Soviet Union |
Maik Heydeck Maik Heydeck Maik Heydeck is a German bantam boxer who won the bronze medals in international competitions. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.... East Germany  Ladislav HusarikCzechoslovakia |